hyenoid

[ hahy-ee-noid ]
/ haɪˈi nɔɪd /

adjective

resembling a hyena.
Also called hy·e·ni·form [hahy-ee-nuh-fawrm] /haɪˈi nəˌfɔrm/.

Origin of hyenoid

First recorded in 1940–45; hyen(a) + -oid

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